Latest News
6/3/09
Mississippi State Tax Commission letter
defining what items on a poultry farm
are subject to the new lower 1.5 percent
sales tax rate.
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Letter
3/18/09
Grower
Important Dates Worksheet (Excel)
3/11/09
2009 MPA Grower Advisory Scholarship Form
2/24/09
Mississippi
Department of Environmental Quality Dry
Litter Presentation to Growers(PowerPoint)
Dry Litter Poultry Animal
Feeding Operations Notice of Intent (DLPNOI)
12/30/08
Poultry is Number 1 again in Mississippi
With an estimated production value of $2.3
billion in 2008, poultry remains Mississippi’s
No. 1 agricultural commodity.
12/23/08
New Tool Fertilizes Fields and Reduces Runoff Nutrients
A new field tool developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists applies poultry litter to fields in shallow bands, reducing runoff of excess nutrients like phosphorus and nitrogen.
9/12/2008
Extension Aids Expansion of Organic Fertilizer
Market
Mississippi State University
- MS, USA
bringing in the resources of Mississippi
State.” Oldham
said Organic Growing Systems’ fertilizer is made
with litter from the state’s poultry industry...
9/12/2008
Ending Ethanol Subsidies
Clarksdale,MS, USA
There’s more corn than ever before,
yet the price of corn-based products has
risen, driving up feed costs for cattle
and poultry which in turn has made it...
The Mississippi Poultry Association, founded in 1937, represents the poultry industry in the state. The Association membership is comprised of poultry and egg companies, producers from these companies, and many of the businesses that help support the industry. The Association is proud of its role in making poultry the state’s number one agricultural commodity in terms of value. Our industry also boasts a number four ranking nationally in broilers produced with several leading world known companies as members. The three main objectives of the Mississippi Poultry Association are governmental affairs on the state and federal level, member education and generic product promotion.
We are excited to make this new source of information available to our members and others interested in Mississippi’s leading agricultural industry.
Our Web site will be another means we can use to communicate and inform—two key objectives of our association. This new forum will literally put our association at the fingertips of people all over the world.
Our goal for this site is to create a source of up-to-date information that is relevant and timely. We hope you will find our Web site informative and easy to use. We welcome your suggestions for improvement.
Thanks again for visiting the official Web site of the Mississippi Poultry Association.
Mississippi Poultry Association
110 Airport Road
Suite C
Pearl, MS 39208
Phone: 601-932-7560